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Research Workshop: Homology Theories of Knots and Links |
| March 15, 2010 to March 19, 2010 |
| Organized By: Peter S. Ozsváth* (Columbia University), Mikhail Khovanov (Columbia University), Peter Teichner (UC Berkeley). |
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| Parent Programs: |
| Homology Theories of Knots and Links |
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Categorification and low-dimensional topology
Link homology is a young and rapidly-developing area drawing on many branches of mathematics. The subject has its roots in
representation theory, and it has benefitted from its interactions with low-dimensional, classical, and quantum topology and symplectic geometry. Indeed, several recent developments have underscored the close parallels between link homology and Floer homological invariants for low-dimensional manifolds.
The aim of this conference will be to study recent advances in categorification, link homology, Heegaard Floer homology, and gauge theory. We will also focus on the interactions of these tools with low-dimensional topology, including knot theory and contact geometry.
Accomodations:
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Rose Garden Inn. Reservations may be made by calling 1-800-992-9005 OR directly on their website. Click on Corporate at the bottom of the screen and when prompted enter code MATH (this code is not case sensitive). By using this code a new calendar will appear and will show MSRI rate on all room types available.
The cut-off date for reservations is February 26, 2010.
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Hotel Durant. Please mention the workshop name and reference the following code when making reservations via phone, fax or e-mail: MSRIRESEARCHHOMOLOGY. If you are making your reservations on line, please go to Hotel Durant website, choose your dates of stay and enter the "123MSRI" promo code in the box. The cut-off date for reservations is February 16, 2010. The rate is $139 per night plus tax.
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MSRI’s preferred rate is $131. Guests can either call the hotel’s main line, 510-845-7300, and ask for the MSRI rate or go to http://www.hotelshattuckplaza.com, click on "Corporate Rates" in the reservation screen and type the code msri09. |
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Schedule |
Monday March 15, 2010 |
| 09:30AM - 10:30AM |
Lev Rozansky |
A 2-category associated with a holomorphic symplectic manifold
(See Abstract) |
| 10:30AM - 11:00AM |
Tea
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| 11:00AM - 12:00PM |
Catharina Stroppel |
Categorification of coloured Jones and 3j-symbols
(See Abstract) |
| 12:00PM - 02:00PM |
Lunch
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| 02:00PM - 03:00PM |
Aaron Lauda |
A categorification of quantum sl2
(See Abstract) |
| 03:00PM - 03:30PM |
Tea
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| 03:30PM - 04:30PM |
Pedro Vaz |
The diagrammatic Soergel category and sl(N)-foams
(See Abstract) |
Tuesday March 16, 2010 |
| 09:30AM - 10:30AM |
Robert Lipshitz |
Hochschild homology via time dilation
(See Abstract) |
| 10:30AM - 11:00AM |
Tea
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| 11:00AM - 12:00PM |
Joshua Greene |
The lens space realization problem
(See Abstract) |
| 12:00PM - 02:00PM |
Lunch
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| 02:00PM - 03:00PM |
András Stipsicz |
Topological approach to Heegaard Floer homology I
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| 03:00PM - 03:30PM |
Tea
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| 03:30PM - 04:30PM |
Zoltan Szabo |
A topological approach to Heegaard Floer homology, II
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Wednesday March 17, 2010 |
| 09:30AM - 10:30AM |
Louis Kauffman |
Topological Quantum Information, Khovanov Homology and the Jones Polynomial
(See Abstract) |
| 10:30AM - 11:00AM |
Tea
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| 11:00AM - 12:00PM |
Ben Webster |
Categorification of quantum groups and quantum knot invariants
(See Abstract) |
| 12:00PM - 02:00PM |
Lunch
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| 02:00PM - 03:00PM |
Jacob Rasmussen |
Holomorphic triangles and maps induced by contact structures
(See Abstract) |
| 03:00PM - 03:30PM |
Tea
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| 03:30PM - 04:30PM |
Tim Perutz |
Lagrangian correspondences and invariants for 3-manifolds with boundary
(See Abstract) |
Thursday March 18, 2010 |
| 09:30AM - 10:30AM |
Ciprian Manolescu |
A combinatorial approach to Heegaard Floer invariants
(See Abstract) |
| 10:30AM - 11:00AM |
Tea
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| 11:00AM - 12:00PM |
Sucharit Sarkar |
Sutured Floer homology and minimal genus Seifert surfaces
(See Abstract) |
| 12:00PM - 01:00PM |
Lunch
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| 01:00PM - 02:00PM |
John Baldwin |
Comultiplication in link Floer homology and transversely non-simple links
(See Abstract) |
| 02:00PM - 02:30PM |
Tea
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| 02:30PM - 03:30PM |
Tomasz Mrowka |
The Unoriented Skein Relation for Instanton Knot Floer homology
(See Abstract) |
| 04:10PM - 05:00PM |
UCB Mathematics Department Colloquium: Mikhail Khovano
(See Abstract) |
Friday March 19, 2010 |
| 09:30AM - 10:30AM |
Denis Auroux |
Fukaya categories of symmetric products and bordered Heegaard-Floer homology
(See Abstract) |
| 10:30AM - 11:00AM |
Tea
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| 11:00AM - 12:00PM |
Eli Grigsby |
On sutured Khovanov homology and sutured Floer homology
(See Abstract) |
| 12:00PM - 02:00PM |
Lunch
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| 02:00PM - 03:00PM |
Yi-Jen Lee |
"Filtered Seiberg-Witten Floer homologies with "almost harmonic" perturbations
(See Abstract) |
| 03:00PM - 03:30PM |
Tea
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| 03:30PM - 04:30PM |
Peter Kronheimer |
From Khovanov homology to instanton homology for knots
(See Abstract) |
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Currently Available Videos |
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Tim Perutz
, A 2-category associated with a holomorphic symplectic manifold March 15,2010, 09:30 AM to 10:30 AM
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Catharina Stroppel
, Categorification of coloured Jones and 3j-symbols March 15,2010, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
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Aaron Lauda
, A categorification of quantum sl2 March 15,2010, 02:00 PM to 03:00 PM
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Pedro Vaz
, The diagrammatic Soergel category and sl(N)-foams March 15,2010, 03:30 PM to 04:30 PM
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Robert Lipshitz
, Hochschild homology via time dilation March 16,2010, 09:30 AM to 10:30 AM
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Joshua Greene
, The lens space realization problem March 16,2010, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
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András Stipsicz
, Topological approach to Heegaard Floer homology I March 16,2010, 02:00 PM to 03:00 PM
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Zoltan Szabo
, A topological approach to Heegaard Floer homology, II March 16,2010, 03:30 PM to 04:30 PM
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Louis Kauffman
, Topological Quantum Information, Khovanov Homology and the Jones Polynomial March 17,2010, 09:30 AM to 10:30 AM
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Benjamin Webster
, Categorification of quantum groups and quantum knot invariants March 17,2010, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
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Jacob Rasmussen
, Holomorphic triangles and maps induced by contact structures March 17,2010, 02:00 PM to 03:00 PM
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Tim Perutz
, Lagrangian correspondences and invariants for 3-manifolds with boundary March 17,2010, 03:30 PM to 04:30 PM
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Ciprian Manolescu
, A combinatorial approach to Heegaard Floer invariants March 18,2010, 09:30 AM to 10:30 AM
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Sucharit Sarkar
, Sutured Floer homology and minimal genus Seifert surfaces March 18,2010, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
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John Baldwin
, Comultiplication in link Floer homology and transversely non-simple links March 18,2010, 01:00 PM to 02:00 PM
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Tomasz Mrowka
, The Unoriented Skein Relation for Instanton Knot Floer homology March 18,2010, 02:30 PM to 03:30 PM
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Denis Auroux
, Fukaya categories of symmetric products and bordered Heegaard-Floer homology March 19,2010, 09:30 AM to 10:30 AM
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Eli Grigsby
, On sutured Khovanov homology and sutured Floer homology March 19,2010, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
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Yi-Jen Lee
, "Filtered Seiberg-Witten Floer homologies with "almost harmonic" perturbations March 19,2010, 02:00 PM to 03:00 PM
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Peter Kronheimer
, From Khovanov homology to instanton homology for knots March 19,2010, 03:30 PM to 04:30 PM
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